Bag-fastener.



F. A. FULLER.

BAG FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED 1AN.24.1914.

1,158,301. Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

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FRANZ A. FULLER, OF NEVJARK, JERSEY, ASSIG-NOR TO THE J. E. MERGOT'I COMPANY, OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, A CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BAG-FASTENER.

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Specification of Letters latent.

Patented Sept. 14, 1915.

Application filed January 24, 1914. Serial No. 814,063.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, FRANZ A. FULLER, a citizen of the United States, residing in the city of Newark, in the county of Essex and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag Fasteners, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains to make, construct, and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to numerals of reference marked thereon, forming a part of this specification.

In the use of bags, pocket books, and the like, much difliculty has been encountered in overcoming the objection raised by those who use such articles, to the spreading of the bag frame members when the contents of such bag or pocket book are such as to so distend the sides as to make the closing of the bag or pocket book difficult. The principal objection arises from the fact that as ordinarily constructed, but a single catch or look is provided in the center of the bag frame members for holding the same together, leaving the ends of the frame to be sprung apart by overcrowding the interior of the bag, with resulting annoyance and loss. In order toeliminate these evils and overcome these objections, I have devised a new fastener which holds the bag frame members together and which is further pro-- vided with an auxiliary catch secured to the said fastener for additionally holding the members together and independently operated from the fastener.

In carrying out my invention, I makeuse of the structure illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 represents a perspective view of a bag frame having applied thereto, in locked position, my improved bag fastener. Fig. 2 represents an enlarged side elevation, in unlocked position, of my improved fastener. Fig. 3 represents a side elevation in section and in locked position of my im proved fastener. Fig. 4 represents a plan view; and Fig. 5 represents a transverse section of the same taken on'lines w-w of Fig. 4 and looking in the direction indicated by the arrow.

Similar numerals of reference refer to like parts throughout the specification and drawings.

A bag frame fastener made in accordance with my invention, may be applied to any ordinary or desired form of frame. That shown in the drawings, consists of. two hinged members 1 and 2 of substantially the shape shown, in Fig. 1. Near the middle portion of the frame member 1, I secure the fastener. or-catch substantially as illustrated in Fig. 4 of the drawings, or in any other convenient or desired manner.

3 represents a plate secured to the frame member 1, preferably by means of two rivets 4: inserted through apertures formed in the frame member 1, and clenched over in any suitable or convenient manner, thereby serving to secure the plate 3 with the catch or looking members 5 and 6 to the frame member 1. integrally formed on the ends of the plate 3 and extending beyond one side thereof are bearings 7 and 8, formed by curling the metal of said plate, the bearings being designed to support the locking members 5 and 6, and to be embraced by the extensions formed thereon. The catch 5, preferably consists of an open-ended casing provided with two downwardly extending sides 9 and 10, designed to embrace and hold the frame members 1 and 2 together. Extending rearwardly from the sides 9 and 10 of the catch member 5, are extensions 11, by means of which the said catch member 5 is hingedly secured to the integral bearing 7 formed on one end of the plate 3 by means of the pin 12. Both of the downwardly extending sides 9 and 10 of the catch member 5, are adapted to snap over pressed-out portions 13, which are preferably merely projections from the metallic bag frame members, as clearly shown in Fig. 5 of the drawings. This prevents an accidental removal of the catch member 5.

The locking member 6 preferably consists of an open casing designed to embrace the upper portion of the catch member 5. Extending rcarwardly from the sides of the locking member 6, are extensions 14, by means of which the said locking member is hingedly secured to the integral bearing 8 formed on the opposite end of the plate 3 by means of the pin 15. Formed centrally and preferably integrally with one end of the locking member 6, is an inwardly extending projection 16, designed to have locking engagement with the under side of the bearing 7 formed on the plate 3, so that when the locking member 6 is .in its locked position and embracing the catch member 5, such projection 16 will have locking engagement with the bearing 7 and the extensions 11 of the catch member a and firmly secure the catch and locking members in locked position. It will thus be seen that- I have provided an inexpensive bagfastenensimple in construction, attractive in appearance, in which I have reduced the actual number of parts to a minimum, and that when assembled and in position, the possibility of the parts becoming separated by careless manlpulation, have alsorbeen reducedto a minlmum.

Experience has demonstrated-that the organlzatlon above described is a highly eflicient one, and while I have shown the preferred embodiment of my present invention, 1 do not wish to be limited to the exact details of construction, c mbination and arrangements herein set forth; it being obvious that minor variations thereof not 1nvolving the exercise of invention, may be made by any skilled mechanic, and such de-- p'artures from my structure not involving tener andv members together and independ ently operated from-the fastener.

2. In comblnatlon, two members movable relatively to each other, a fastener secured to one of said members embracing and holding said frame members together, and an encircling locking member pivotal] y mounted on one of said members and adapted to encircle said fastener and provided with means for resisting the application and removal. of said encircling member from around said fastener.

3. In combination, two members movable relatively to each other, a plate located on one of said members, a fastener pivotally secured to one end of said plate embracing and holding said frame members together, and a locking device pivotally secured to the other end of said plate, said locking device having locking engagement with said fastener for additionally holding said fastener and members together and independently operated from said fastener.

a. In combination, two'members movable relatively to each other, a plate provided with integral end bearings secured to one of said members, a fastener comprising an open ended casing pivotally secured to one of said end bearings and embracing and holding said frame members together, and an encircling locking device pivotally secured to the other end bearing, said locking device designed to encircle and have locking engagement with said fastener for additionally holding said fastener and n'lembers together and independently operated from said fastener.

This specification signed and witnessed this 19th day of January, 19M.

FRANZ A. FULLER.

Witnesses:

W. H. CONKLIN, Finanii C. Flscnnu.

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